The Science Based Approach to Preparing for Climate Change in Boston (w/ Paul Kirshen)
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Links for more info on today's topic:
The Stone Living Lab: stonelivinglab.org
The 2016 report: https://scholarworks.umb.edu/environment_pubs/5/
The 2022 report (that we share in this episode): https://scholarworks.umb.edu/environment_pubs/3/
The groundwater report: https://scholarworks.umb.edu/environment_pubs/2/
The marine environment report: https://www.umb.edu/media/umassboston/editor-uploads/news-2023/umb-rpt-GBRAG-11.24-08-FINAL.pdf
More info on nature based solutions for coastal resiliency: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462901115000799
https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/doi-nbs-roadmap.pdf
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Can Boston adapt to climate change? Paul Kirshen from the Stone Living Lab shares his philosophy on how cities will have to utilize adaptive management practices in order to prepare for the changing landscape that climate change will bring. Cities will have to be prepared for a range of situations that will require modular solutions. Episode 151 of the Energy Nerd Show.
Paul Kirshen
Research Director
Stone Living Lab
Paul Kirshen is Professor of Climate Adaptation in the School for the Environment at University of Massachusetts Boston and Research Director of the Stone Living Lab.